{{Short description|Government agency in Ohio}} {{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Department of Health | type = department | nativename = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_caption = | seal = | seal_width = | seal_caption = | picture = File:Ohio Department of Health Building - DPLA - c1e9f7d6177e1cd957e564503d6869bb.jpg | picture_width = | picture_caption = Ohio Department of Health Building in Columbus, Ohio | formed = | preceding1 = | preceding2 = <!-- (etc.) --> | dissolved = | superseding = | jurisdiction = [[Ohio]] | headquarters = | coordinates = <!--{{coord|LATITUDE|LONGITUDE|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}}--> | motto = | employees = | budget = | chief1_name = [[Bruce Vanderhoff]] | chief1_position = Director of Health | chief2_name = | chief2_position = <!-- (etc.) --> | parent_department = | parent_agency = | child1_agency = | child2_agency = <!-- (etc.) --> | keydocument1 = <!-- (etc.) --> | website = {{URL|https://www.odh.ohio.gov/|odh.ohio.gov}} | footnotes = }} The '''Ohio Department of Health''' ('''ODH''') is the administrative department of the [[government of Ohio|Ohio state government]]<ref>[[Ohio Revised Code|Ohio Rev. Code]] § 121.01 ''et seq.''</ref> responsible for coordinating activities for child and family health services, children with medical handicaps, early intervention services, nutrition services, and community health services; ensure the quality of both public health and health care delivery systems; and evaluates health status, prevents and controls injuries and diseases (chronic and infectious) and promotes good health.<ref>{{cite web|title=About ODH|publisher=Ohio Department of Health|access-date=14 April 2014|url=https://www.odh.ohio.gov/landing/about_odh/about1.aspx}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], ODH spent over $70 million running community-based diagnostic testing, operating a public call center, and distributing [[personal protective equipment]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gretchen Cuda Kroen |first=cleveland com |date=2023-05-23 |title=Ohio Department of Health received $71M in federal help for COVID-19 reimbursement |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/05/ohio-department-of-health-to-received-71m-in-federal-help-for-covid-19-reimbursement.html |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.odh.ohio.gov/ Official website]
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